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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1889
Page
4
A warm Christmas day, eight degrees above 1877, draws crowds to streets and churches in Pittsburg. Sunlit skies and gentle winds boost festive mood as residents praise the weather and the holiday's quiet grace. Flowers adorn churches, evergreens stand out, and the day feels more Easterlike than yuletide.
The letter on the ship canal project argues that Sharpeville and nearby towns would support improved water transport due to cheaper freights. It notes potential benefits for Youngstown Sharon New Castle and Beaver Valley and suggests Pittsburgh ore and coal freights would rise. The piece calls for cost details and funding solutions.
Pittsburg residents celebrate that the Monongahela Hoare hotel will not be sold off as a hotel or converted to an office. Owners plan to reopen under capable management keeping the historic landmark in the city.
A reflective piece on Christmas consequences and mood shifts after the holiday. It notes widespread post holiday reaction, with families and friends reassembling after gifts, meals, and celebrations. The text hints at weariness, remaining expenses, and altered sentiment the day after Christmas.
The writing evokes energy to tides over the holiday as Tommy returns to school and guests depart. It foresees spirits becoming serene again and the American nation awaiting a joyful Yule tide season, looking forward to Christmas of 1889. The day after is with us, but not for Jong.
An English lead in iron residential construction grows as iron houses prove cheaper and faster to erect than brick or stone. Pittsburg observers note the potential for widespread use here, citing English builders’ experience and predicted rapid adoption within a century.
The New York Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a steady decline in boycotts from 1887 to 1888 with 266 started in 1888, 53 successful and 79 failing, and 134 carried over. Critics attribute drop to legal limits and inherent weakness, noting rival labor groups in Pittsburgh once tried to boycott each other, signaling waning influence and calls for lawful labor action.
Amid rumors the Americus Club stands a strong chance to secure the Hotel Hamilton as the site for its new clubhouse if twenty five members can raise 48000 of the 105000 needed. The article notes social tensions, theater crowd movements, and a Pittsburg Christmas crime report as contrasting local events.
A rumor about city improvements resurfaces with added truth and public support. Reportedly, hotel industry developments and upcoming low price concerts at the Exposition draw public interest, while the Distator claims to know residents’ desires.
Miss Lerivta Aldrich, niece of Nevada Senator Stewart, to debut on the stage next month in Washington. Senor Batore1, a hospitable host in Fiorsnoce, travels to his Bologna road country place for retirement. Senator Incabis loves literature. Mark Twain slows writing as poverty fades, retires to bed late, and eats breakfast after 10. A French ape von becomes a dramatist. The Drcle has been adapted for Paris theater. Mrs. Resecca Cotzins, 85, Quaker preacher, travels and speaks nationwide. Home for Discharged Women in New York named Vic President of the WCTU. House of Representatives notes: no Blacks or Whites or Jones. new members include Abbott, Cowles, Flood, Raines, Crain, Parrett, Hare, Bullock, Flower, Spooner, Post, Stump, Knapp, Goodnicht, Bland, Wiley, and Frank.
In a New York Star piece, Warren County Democrat John Lawrence reports that Senator Quay aids Democrats by pushing Delamater’s gubernatorial candidacy. He notes opposition to Delamater from Western oil interests and outlines strong Republican factions in Philadelphia and Beaver County resisting his nomination.
Norruwood New York December 2 Jamen D Sloan killed an eagle while hunting for shingles supplies at Twin Lake Stream Two large birds rose from brush and settled in a tree nearby Sloan fired and killed one thinking it hawk but larger than expected The incident drew interest from woodsmen as such birds are rarely seen in the area
A Paris editor views P.T. Barnum with irony noting he has yet to perform a public stunt in Paris. The piece describes Barnum as puff and brag, while Paris society remains unmoved by his expected feats and grand gestures.
Jean F Cantan, oil expert from Venango county, looked over a Stony Run field near Barks county examining Joshua Bailey’s well and regional geology. He estimates oil at about 200 feet depth and sees favorable chances if surrounding landowners agree to drill. He plans to set up a drill soon.
A Cleveland express trip amid holiday drunkenness features a lanky countryman cursing and challenging traders, a brash Irishman, and a sleepy passenger who joins with a fourth man to defuse a rough quarrel. A brakeman steps in, upsets the pair, and the crowd laughs as the fight ends with the countryman subdued and patrol-like calm restored.
CaSTING THEIR SHADOWS Faust tonight by the Emma Juch Com pany at the Grand Opera House promises a gala operatic event of the season. Miss Joach will be Marguerite with a famed ensemble to meet the score. Hedmouds Faust cited as among his best. The program also features the Frelechuts with Miss Joh as Ayes and the New Year attraction After Dark. Seat sales open today.
The piece recalls repeated claims of the ships final fate the Great Eastern. It notes her costly failure as a cable lay ship and her impact on investors. It mentions accidents during launch attempts and her long, troubled history.
Miss Megley and her groom’s reception follows the first ceremony as a second wedding within the same event. The bride wore a cobweb veil, orange blossoms, diamond earrings, and a rose bouquet. The couple then planned western travels and will reside with Mr and Mrs Parker in an artful apartment filled with wedding gifts.
The afternoon event features pretty costumes for petite actors in a Christmas pantomime with nursery melodies. Prominent city performers provide musical support, aiding a benefit for the Newbury Boys' Home, aiming for a cultivated, appreciative audience. Floral offerings are expected at the footlights.
Dains issued for a private view today tomorrow and Saturday at Wood street Pittsburg Art School featuring Mohican Bluffs Outside the Village and A Block Island Road by artist John W. Beatty. Miss Eenea Davis to wed J Warren Lytle president of the Pittsburg Academy this evening. NuMBERLESS family reunions and dinners noted citywide. Miss Josh Woopwstt to receive guests this evening. Tur Whitehead Siviter wedding this evening.
An Austrian writer extols the United States as the elderado of womankind noting American women enjoy freedoms in work and education. He contrasts heavy labor abroad with the American woman’s leisure and cultural sophistication while acknowledging limits in certain occupations by law. The piece praises American fashion and personal liberty as qualities of modern womanhood.
George Van Dyke of Langaster New Hampshire owner of 135000 acres in northern New England has acquired deeds for the town of Beattie Maine. The town is said to contain a custom horse and post office beside the houses of the inhabitants. Mr Van Dyke was reported to scoop in Rhode Island.
A vivid collage of Christmas happenings and seaside-town sketches unfolds in Pittsburg. The Strollers, dock workers, and river scenes mingle with holiday mischief, hotel loungers, and Kringle orthography debates.
Chicago December 5 Dennis O Hara believed to be the oldest man in Illinois died at his home 76 West Thirteenth street yesterday morning aged 110 years The obituary notes he was born in 181? and had witnessed more than a century of events in his long life.
A proposal to move embarkation points for American passengers from Queenstown to Holyhead faces the British Post Office. Baron Havaswan plans memoirs at 70, recalling Napoleon Sil in his circle. Numa Guyr, ex mayor of Nimes, freed from Paria prison. Royal Academy prizes go to women for landscapes and a water color design. Queen's Ladies in Waiting protest dress allowances and old gowns. British torpedo boats Hauiesnake class showing structural failures with engines underpowered.
A reader recalls an 1860s bar disturbance in St Louis. He notes witnesses say two men were arrested after a confrontation caused by a bartender and assistants. The account claims the newspaper misreported events and challenges the scene described.
The writer urges movers and tenants to coordinate summer cleaning and sewing, arguing that starting in May delays house organization by a full month. He warns delays hinder real estate trades and calls for better city planning and economic development in Pittsburg, urging action to avoid extended delays.
A reader asks the editor who is the richest person and outlines Jay Gould’s wealth in bonds and securities. The letter also inquires about Allegheny county’s congressional apportionment and the 1880 census ratio, plus a note about West Point at Cornwall on the Hudson.
A fragmented note explains ocean navigation not possible directly from Chicago to Europe. Vessels require towing or steam passage through the Bou canal Welland and Lachine canals and rivers. Some large ships can reach the destination despite route detours.
A reader laments an abusive anonymous letter to Princeton athletes, noting it was sent to the wrong publication and accusing the writer of cowardice and misdirected hostility. The Boston journal rejects such attacks and clarifies it will not publish abusive notices.
LouisviLix reports the upcoming release Monday of John Hicks from the Jeffersonville Penitentiary. Hicks, born in Montgomery County Virginia and raised in Leesburg Indiana, has been sentenced to prison six times. He has spent a decade in confinement and will be aided by Indiana charities to start a new life.
A compilation of assorted brief items including property values in Massachusetts, German discipline, Bridgeport Oregon and Northwest news snippets, a Missouri courtship incident, a Bay City injury story, a Chicago carrier sighting, Walpole migration, tree root theory, a Christmas tree tale, Mount Clemens widow claim, and a returning husband after five years away.
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